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Note 524 — PART III.—Prose (continued 2)

Henri Van Laun translation

Compare Sir Epicure Mammon with Baron Hulot from Balzac's "Cousine Bette." Balzac, who is learned like Jonson, creates real beings like Shakespeare.

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